Toxic Substances

• Liver Damage & Jaundice Caused by Hydroxycut Dietary Supplements—Do Not USE

  Jessica Smagacz | May 03, 2009 4:42 PM | 1 CommentAtlanta, GA

  FDA recently warned consumers to immediately stop using Hydroxycut dietary supplement products. Please see our past post: FDA Warning: Don’t use Hydroxycut Dietary Supplements. 23 serious...

• FDA Warning: Don’t use Hydroxycut Dietary Supplements

  Jessica Smagacz | May 02, 2009 9:16 AM | 0 CommentsAtlanta, GA

  Yesterday, the FDA warned consumers to immediately stop taking Hydroxycut dietary supplements. FDA received reports of serious health problems related to these products. The LA Times reported that...

• Recall of Dietary Supplement Products having Undeclared Drug Ingredient

  Jessica Smagacz | April 22, 2009 1:58 PM | 0 CommentsAtlanta, GA

  FDA recently reported on a recall from Universal ABC Beauty Supply International, Inc. of Brooklyn, NY. FDA informed the company that lab analyses of the dietary supplements distributed by the...

• Georgia Food Inspectors Under Scrutiny from Themselves

  Jessica Smagacz | April 19, 2009 11:24 AM | 3 CommentsAtlanta, GA

  Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported that the FDA now wants states to evaluate and assess their own inspection plans. FDA wants to implement this new plan even after Georgia failed to prevent the...

• Georgia is Still Behind in Food Safety

  Jessica Smagacz | April 13, 2009 4:47 PM | 0 CommentsAtlanta, GA

  Today the Atlanta Journal-Constitution (AJC) reported that Georgia “has largely failed to reduce the number of illnesses caused by food-borne contamination over the past four years.”...

• Miley Cyrus’ Grandfather Died of Mesothelioma Cancer

  Jessica Smagacz | April 07, 2009 12:25 AM | 3 CommentsAtlanta, GA

  The star of the hit show “Hannah Montana,” Miley Cyrus, is “beloved by children everywhere.” Her father, Billy Ray Cyrus, plays her father on Hannah Montana. The Mesothelioma...

• One Million Pounds of Pistachios Recalled because Salmonella

  Jessica Smagacz | March 31, 2009 9:33 AM | 1 CommentAtlanta, GA

  USA Today reported that a California company is recalling one million pounds of pistachios after test results found them contaminated with salmonella. These pistachios were distributed nationwide....

• Weight-Loss Products Safety Alert Expanded by FDA

  Jessica Smagacz | March 21, 2009 5:54 PM | 0 CommentsAtlanta, GA

  U.S. News reported this past Friday that FDA announced an expanded nationwide alert about tainted weight-loss products containing undeclared, active pharmaceutical ingredients. Herbal Xenicol,...

• New Peanut Safety Guidelines set by FDA

  Jessica Smagacz | March 12, 2009 9:26 PM | 0 CommentsAtlanta, GA

  This past Tuesday, FDA issued new safety guidelines for companies that use peanut products, reported Red Orbit. FDA said “it may seize products that test positive for salmonella bacteria,...

• “Ingredients for a Safe Food Supply”

  Jessica Smagacz | February 28, 2009 10:42 AM | 0 CommentsAtlanta, GA

  This weekend, Atlanta Journal Constitution published an opinion from Pam Bailey, the president and CEO of the Grocery Manufacturers Association, on how to create a safer food supply. Pam Bailey...